Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-16
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ARTISTS AxD TmEIR mODELs.

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Figaro en- Canvas.
Nsc York Star.
The subject Of the life Of 81 artists
model II an sveFlastinely interesting
sne, Il has been written about and
written sbout by artists, literary men
and even BY tbs msdala themselves; bat
The auFface OF the subject has bees no
mere than scratched. - the phrase
goes. nor will II ever be, IL is - varied q
subject ~ are she phases Of human na-
snra upoa whieh u is based. To men
and women abe idea Of q woman posing
without apparel before Q man or q sat
Of men must ever seem unnatural. and,
With the understanding that the alb
senee Of virtue 10 not > necessary attsi-
bues Of q model's vocation, the interest
daepens Incidentally. | was speaking
With ono Of che foremost artists The
other day, and our talk dEifted TO the
subject Of models. This 10 What he
said:
aThere are not more than q dozen
nEat- clAas models In tovn. Many Of
The best are Irish. II 10 q curious fact
that neither the Germans nor the
French ever ahow the delicate, velvety
texture Of skin possessed by most Irish
girls aud priced for reproducing In art
The skin Of the others IL coarse and
oloady. A German model with paaFly
hesh tones IL unknown here. Many ar
tleta have models Of their own, either
professionals or friends, and often for
drapsd stables there are ladies' In pFi-
vass life, who boast that the faces and
figures We see In the magazines and
notable pAlnli are their own, and Arc
10 be handed doan 10 the ages ag per-
feet examples OF their kind.
Many women Of hne reputation are
reproduced In some famous pictures. A
hieh-elasa and bnsy artist whe can act
Q model all 10 himself, 10 Eager 10 do 90.
because good ones are rare. One rec
oQniHes IN BouReFeau's best paintings
the same Girl growing older and fuller
e. tbs years 20 by, and nice discern
ment shows that the same story ts told
In the works Of some OF our American
artists. In Abbey's best pictures up 10
a short time AGO one was able 10 Tecog-
niHe the frequent appearance Of q cele-
bFated model be used 10 employ. She
has quaint face, iuat suited 10 bis pic
lures, nice figure and an honest Eepu'
tation-so that ell the New York artists
swear by her.
sMany models refuse 20 pose for
classes. Women Nho show no hesita-
tlon IN disrobiua for single artist will
not do % for q school or class. Thew
have 10 be very cAlleuaed ~ do II, and
the consequences Il that the Students
Glasses usually GET the worst models.
The Ara Students League In this city
pays The lowest rates for models. II
employs them for two weeks At q time
~ something more than forty cents an
hour. u has TIVE life or nude classes
and portrait class for stndying the
head and nude bust. The Art Studsats'
League u an organization OF artists
Who left the National Aeadsay Of De
sign some time ago and opened . school
for themselves. taking away the AcAde-
my teacher, Pref. wilmaEth. They
we're Incorporated. and nov fsFm one
OF the most progressive ART schools.
The Academy vas toe conservative and
teo classical, after the manner OF tie
Bssux Arts Of Parta Ths League Il
liberal enough 10 seek for lie teachers
any mea vhs are good in any line.
whether German, natural OF what not.
10 has more women than msn among
its members. ID has an endless lisa ~
addresses OF models for those who want
them-ana 30 has the Academy, fos
that matter. The Academy PAYS mod
Gle 81 the rate OF about seventy Ave
cents an hour"